Posts tagged “Trust”
God is with us
Life continues day in and day out, morning and evening. Seasons emerge and fade. Leaves color and fall and then months later slowly emerge….
You must not love God enough
A friend was going through a really hard time and told me some of the “encouragement” she received from other Christians. “You didn’t have…
Get in the wheelbarrow
Where are you struggling to trust the power and protection of God? Years ago a tightrope walker did amazing stunts at tremendously scary heights…
Pop-up storms
Have you experienced a pop-up storm on a sunny summer day? Within a few moments, your activities must change as you respond to new…
Don’t forget to breathe
Somewhere between a pike press, a plank, and high knees, the instructor shouted, “Don’t forget to breathe!” “Who’s the idiot who forgets to breathe?”…
If things aren’t going well
If things aren’t going well in this season of your spiritual life, I want to grieve with you. And I want to quote God…
I will handle it
On my wedding day, my mom gifted me with something that I finally realized the full weight of today (15 years later). We were…
A conversation with God
Here’s an honest conversation with God: “When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, I was brutish and ignorant; I was…
God is with you
It was mid-July. A discussion broke out in our car between our two older boys regarding when school was going to start. “Not soon…
Jesus is worth it!
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God” (Acts 16:25). That’s nice, isn’t it? A neat little story about a…
How could a good God allow so much suffering?
The problem of evil and suffering is the most challenging indictment against the Christian faith. The question is straightforward: How could a good God…
Pray for people
I hear a lot of confessions about pornography. Both men and women, young and old, married and single schedule a time to talk and,…